Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10
LrrTER FROM RICHMOND.
-lspeeinl Cor. OF lhe Ale1andria 0AEErrE.l

Especial Cor. Of the Alexandria GAEETTK.I
RICHMOND, Dec 9.-Th. craftsmanship OF
perhaps the most important Committee OF
the Senate has been bestowed upon one OF
the Youngest members of that body. To be
chairman of the committee for Courts OF JUS
tice is regarded as an honor which any Sen
ator may we'll feel proud of. This session
it has been bestowed upon Senator John w.
G. Blackstone, of Accomec. and that gentle
man has received many congratulations
since his appointment as chairman OF that
commjttee. Senator Blackstone is one of
the rising young men in Virginia, and ne ia
prominently spoken of in connection with
Congressional honors in the First district.
He has already served two years In the sen
ate and has played conspicuous partin the
debates on the most important matters that
have been brought TO the attention OF that
BODY since his connection with 1t.
Delegate Basil Gordon, CT Rappahannock,
made a very neat speech in nomiuating Col.
Morton Marye, of Alexandria, for Auditor
of Public Accounts. He said:
az rise 10 discharge perhaps tho most
grateful duty that has yet devolved upon
any member of this House. rise to place
in nomination for the position of Auditor OF
Public Accounts man whose claims think
I do not overestimate when cay that his
name has been accepted throughout this
! Commonwealth as symbol, nay,
synonym for intelligence, for integ-
rity, for personal purity OF character
man where public life is woven into the
very weaf and wool OF the democratic ad-
ministration for the past four years. Mr..
Speaker, the character of Morton Marye
needs not such feeble and such talterlng
praise as it would be in the power of my
| lips to bestow There lies upon my desk
aud upon the desk of every member mon
ument of the fidelity and the ability with
which be has discharged his trust. His
policy in the conduct of that most intricate
and involved Of problems, the public debt,
has Just received its GROWING ratification at
the hands of the highest tribunal in the
land So much for Marye the officer. AS
Tor Marye the soldier, there needs but little
to be said, 70! his crutch ia his credential
and the record of his sacrifice in behalf OF a
fallen Cause lies mouldering to-day beneath
the sod of Manassas. To him may be ap.
pied in the majestic simplicity of its first
signih -ance "the grand old name of gentle
mau" This christian soldier, this knightly
officer, this courteous official asks at your
bands TO day his continuance in an Office,
whose duties he has go amply discharged. l
uust it may be the pleasure of this House to
make his election unanimous. even go 30
far as to hope that our friends the heather
may for e moment cesse to rage and unite
With us in casting their votes fer this uoim-
peachable and unassailable candidate whose
uame has been placed before you"
The bill introduced by Senator Moore to
increase the salary of the Judge Of the Cor
poration Court of Alexandria, had written
on the back introduced by REQUEST" The
bill has gone to the committee, but it will
hardly be reported within week or more.
Several parties from Alexandria are here In
behalft the bill. Ifex-Speaker Stuart wants to
be Judge be will very likely be elected, as a
number of old members say they are going
to vote for him. As general thing, but not
| always, q Judge for any county or city is
named by the representative of that county
| or city, provided of course The representative
is of the ms ority party. AS Alexandria
city is represented in the House by repub
lican there is a PROBABILITY of free for all
race for the Alexandria judgeship in the
democratic caucus.
1t looks now as if the debt question will
soon be settled without any legislative action.
Since the recent decision ofthe United State
Supreme Court, nearly $4,000 CT tax re-
csivable coupons which matured January,
1885, and January, 1885, have been funded
a. SO cents ubder the Wickham amendment
to the Riddleberger bill. A cablegram from
London received at the Capitol this after.
noon announced that large batch of Vir.
gina bonds were on the way here to be
funded under the Riddleberger bill.
B. P. o.